Festival of Legends, Avalon Faery Festival, and the New York Faerie Festival!I will be playing solo this time around, something I like to do. The Festival of Legends is down in North Carolina, the Avalon Faery Festival is in paw Paw ,West Virginia, and the NY Faerie Festival in upstate NY.

I have been working ALOT at Eclipse Aveda Salon learning the ropes of (right now) being an assistant and eventually, a stylist. I've also been teaching Zumba twice a week! Yes, multiple things to make my life work. It does work though and I love it!

Shooting I am on the Amtrak on my wayyyyy up north to shoot a video for the duet "Hold me tight" that I recorded with legendary reggae artist, Hylton Beckford.

How did so much time go by since my last journal entry?! Yikes! I have been working at Eclipse Aveda Salon as an assistant and learning the ropes of being a professional stylist! I had a small show at a coffee house in Tarrytown, NY last month - 2 hours of me solo! That was fun! Basically rocking my life. I'm super excited about tonight and playing music up there. Ok, rock on y'all!

So much has unfolded in my life! I've graduated from Cosmotology school and have started working at Eclipse- an Aveda Concept salon- in Tarrytown, NY! It turns out there are a lot of stylists that are also musicians so I'm in good company❤️. I really love this new world that I've found. I had no idea I was going to be a stylist and I'm thrilled about it! That is the wondrous thing about life; If you don't like the road you're walking down, like Dolly Parton says, you gotta walk down a different road ( or something like that). Another very cool thing about working a job is that for me, I've always found inspiration while working; Rainy Day ( off of Solo) was written while I was waitressing in Fairfax, CA on an extremely rainy day. Grateful Day (Solo) was written as I was driving to another waitressing job in Marin County, CA- I passed a park that used to be where the Grateful Dead Family stayed, in I think, the early 70's.. It also used to be the home of Native Americans ( much earlier). Let's see, Cupid's Arrow was written at a coffee shop in the early morning hours in San Rafael, CA while I was fueling up to go be the Muffin Girl ( another story)... So, as I was working in the salon today ( my first full weekend) I was feeling musical inspiration coming through and also, the music playing in the salon is pretty good so that helps too.

Last weekend I went to the NY Rennaissance Festival with my son and our friends! It was very fun! Oh,, and my hair is jewel tones of jade and deep bluish purple mixed with dark brown- kind of like an oil spill!

I miss you all!!! What have I been up to??? Well, I am about to graduate from Cosmetology school!!! Yes, and I found out that I am in good company as far as musicians who are stylists- apparently George Clintons' Parliament were hair dressers and the barber shop was the rehearsal space! It makes sense. I love cutting hair. I do it all- color, perms, make up, facials.. It's a very vast license and it gives me the ability to take my trade on the road with me. I'm thinking that when I travel to play shows, the day before or the day after we play, I can book clients. Yep, and of course, one day has to be for hunting through the local thrift shops and drinking coffee in the best coffee houses as well as finding the natural beauty of the places we travel to. I'm so excited to start working on my new album!!! I have a lot of fuel to work with at this point. A lot of life has happened in the past two years since I released Mystical Creature...

Wow! We just got home from two days of shows at the Steampunk World's Fair and let me tell you, it was a GREAT TIME!!! I am so happy with the whole weekend. What a great event. So many creative people all in one place. I just love festivals and events like these. We met alot of really cool people and we got to PLAY!!! My new guitar sounds soooo good! I love her. She purrs... She roars.. She chimes.. I just love her. My band is badass. We played on the main stage outdoors, The Midway Stage... So, Saturday during our set, we were rocking on Wesa and I was just digging in and totally loving my distortion on my guitar and the storm started in!!! After our song, which was only about halfway through our set, they had to have everyone vacate the outside due to impending weather!!! So, then we played today and the sun came out and it got warmer as we went.. We played everything and had a really beautiful crowd of steampunkers and we even got to do The River at the end as an extra! What a great time. Thank you Jeff Mach and Genevieve!!! We love your events. The staff, Circuit 6 sound and light crew, all the volunteers, all the bands totally rock. And now, I bid you goodnight!

Wow, Festival of Legends was simply... Legendary! The first thing that comes to mind is that the wind on Saturday was clocked at 40 mph!!! Joseph's bass amp blew over!!! I was singing and playing guitar and the wind was pushing me back! I had my horns on my hat and I was aiming myself into the wind just experiencing the power...Sunday was much warmer and mellower.. A really beautiful weekend with so many decked out festival goers! North Carolina, I'm happy we got to meet again!Our next show is The Steampunk World's Fair where we will be joined by drummer Bob Jones again (he couldn't make it to the FoL). So I hope we see you in your best ancient future Steampunk garb ready to ROCK!!!!

We are returning for our second year at The Festival of Legends! Here is an excerpt from their website about the festival:
The Festival of Legends is a celebration of the mythic arts and the magic of life itself. It is a playground for the imagination – for children as well as adults – and an escape from the mundane world. It is a journey to the romantic by-gone eras that never were, and an exploration of the fantastical realms that have always been. The natives are magicians and musicians, acrobats and comedians, artists and crafters, proud knights and fairytale creatures. Step into the Festival of Legends, and step into a place of wonder.

We are playing on the Regency Stage!!!
Friday, Feb. 19th at 8:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Feb. 20th at 7:30-8:30pm
and
Sunday, Feb. 21st at 11:30-12:30pm
We have a lot of the things people love about Renaissance Faires – the chance to interact with a vast and colorful assortment of fantasy characters, a stunning array of Renaissance-style performers, a thrilling plot, unique and extraordinary vendors,
some lovely Faire food, and the like.

Our concert will be on the Mythic Stage at 1pm on Saturday, November 7th!!!
Here is an excerpt from the FaerieCon East website about the event:
Join lovers of fantasy, mythic arts, crafts & costumes, ancient wisdom teachings, and tribal music in Baltimore this November for FAERIECON INTERNATIONAL, the largest gathering of acclaimed faerie and fantasy artists and best selling authors in the world. For nine years, FaerieCon has been a global destination for three days of workshops, panels and presentations and the Mythic Marketplace, called ‘the finest fantasy lifestyle shopping experience on the East Coast.’ The highlights of the weekend are two Masquerade Balls and an Acoustic Concert, which feature internationally acclaimed pagan folk and mythic fusion bands, many for the first time in the US. Enter the Realm and Experience the Magic & Music of FaerieCon!

http://festivaloflegends.com
The Festival of Legends is a celebration of the mythic arts and the magic of life itself. It is a playground for the imagination – for children as well as adults – and an escape from the mundane world. It is a journey to the romantic by-gone eras that never were, and an exploration of the fantastical realms that have always been. The natives are magicians and musicians, acrobats and comedians, artists and crafters, proud knights and fairytale creatures. Step into the Festival of Legends, and step into a place of wonder.

Wicked Faire is a three day event inside a hotel and it is AWESOME!!! For me, this is where it all started on the east coast, as far as finding the right festivals and revelers for my music!
Wicked Faire is an age 16 and over event but some parts are 18 and over.
http://wickedfaire.com

This is an amazing indoor gathering of mythic artists from all mediums. The music, the market place and the balls at night make this an event you have to attend!
"Wing wearing faerie lovers of all ages from as far away as California, Massachusetts, and Europe will converge on the Hunt Valley Inn in Baltimore this November for FAERIECON INTERNATIONAL, the largest gathering of faerie artists and authors in the world."

TABLE SEATING:
Guaranteed Table(recommended for dinner)
Tables seat 4 - 6 people: Table might be shared for parties of 2
GENERAL ADMISSION:
Limited Seating on a first come, first served basis
Dinner can be served in this area, no tables

"Jessica Star's Mystical Creature CD Release Party"

Jessica Star, the Fae Rock Songstress, and her band bring music to enchant the modern and soulful tribe of the Winery at Saint George. Drums, bass, and guitar weave with Jessica's compelling vocals and original music to uplift the spirit"